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incentive

adjective

[Low L. incentivus, from incendo, to burn.]

Inciting; encouraging or moving. Competency is the most incentive to industry.

incentive

noun
That which kindles or inflames; used now in a figurative sense only.

incentive

That which moves the mind or operates on the passions; that which incites or has a tendency to incite to determination or action; that which prompts to good or ill; motive; spur. The love of money, and the desire of promotion, are two most powerful incentives to action.